Definition of chapiter:
(n) :
(architecture) The capital or uppermost part of a column, upon which the roof and its decorations are supported.
(n) :
(UK, law, obsolete) A written summary of matters to be inquired of or presented before justices in eyre, or justices of assize, or of the peace, in their sessions; articles.
(n) :
Obsolete form of chapter. [One of the main sections into which a published work is divided, especially a book.]